Shoe



Patented Apr. 3, 1928.

'gaIcHAnn-Knnnarnor sT. Louis, MIssoUnIfAssIeNon or oNmmmnmsmn RANDALL, or sT. LoUrs, MISSOURI.

SHOE.

My invention has relation to kimprovements in shoes and the method of making same, and consists in the novel features of construction more fully set forth in the specification and pointed out in the claims.

The object of the invention is to produce a shoe of any style that possesses great flexibility, neatness and comfort, and this object is accomplished by constructing vthe Yshoe with but a single sole. I have completely dispensed with the customary inner sole, as in my improved shoe the single sole presents a smooth surface on both sides and renders an inner sole, as a separate part of the shoe, unnecessary. Another great advantage of my improved shoe is that a high quality product can be more cheaply manufactured than under the present methods of construction. Further and other advantages will be better apparent from a detailed description of the invention in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective View of my improved shoe, Yhaving parts broken away; Figure 2 is a perspective view of the sole prepared for the process of manufacture according to my invention; Figure 3 is a face View of the steel shank; Figure 4 is a cross-section taken through the sole and upper in the process of construction on the last; Figure 5 is a cross-section through the counter, sole, and upper on the last; Figure 6 is a cross-section through the finished shoe taken on the line 6 6 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings, L represents the last on which the shoe is built and to which the sole 1 is tacked. The sole 1 entering into the construction of my improved shoe, is first properly prepared from the blank by being contoured as shown in Figure 2. Then a channel 2 is formed entirely around the margin of the sole from one side of the breast 3 to the other. The leaf 4 formed in the channeling operation is then turned or folded back to be out of the way for subsequent operations. The sole 1 is then s lit from the heel 5 to the break 6. The so e 1, thus prepared, is tacked onto the last and the upper 7, with the counter 8 in place, stretched thereover. The operator now draws the upper tightly over the last, bringing the margin of thel upper under the ably on a Goodyear machine) through the n welt, upper and sewing lip a of the sole 1 from one side of the breast of the sole to the other. `The channel leaf is still turned up, as shown dotted in Figure 6, at this stage of the operation. The shank 11 is now inserted between the sole proper and the turned up flap 12, after which the flap is turned down and the channel leaf 4 brought down over the stitching and cemented firmly in place so that the stitches are neatly covered over and protected, and the bottom of the sole presents a perfectly smooth, clean appearance.

The heel 13 may now be nailed in place, and the edge of the shoe trimmed. Whatever finishing operations are necessary may now be performed to complete the job.

As above pointed out, a shoe made as above described, combines the advantages of simplicity, low cost, neatness, iexibility, and, of course, comfort for the wearer.

It is obvious thatthe invention issusceptible of certain modifications, and I do not herein restrict myself to either the preciser features or operations in manufacturing above described.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A shoe embodying an upper and a single sole, said sole having its margin chan neled from one side of the breast to the other to form a channel leaf and sewing lip, and split from the heel part to the break of the ball portion, a metallic shank cemented into the sole between the layers thereof formed by the split, the margin of the upper and a welt thereover stitched to the sewing lip of the sole, the said channel leaf being cemented over the stitches, and a heel secured to the heel seat.

2. A shoe embodying an upper and a sin'- gle sole, said sole having its margin channeled from one side of the breast to the other over the margin of the upper and stitched t0 to form a channel leaf and sewing lip, and said lip, the aforesaid channel leaf being split from the heel part to the break of the cemented over said stitches., and a heel sel0 ball portion, a metallic shank cemented into cured to the heel seat of the sole.

' the sole between the layers thereof formed In testimony Whereof'l hereunto aix my by the split, said upper having its margin signature.

stitched to the sewing lip7 a Welt disposed RICHARD 'KENNET 

